Skelton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Skelton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Skelton registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Walker County (2) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Skeltons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Skelton registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Skeltons registered

Texas counties where the Skeltons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County267%
Brazos County133%

Where the Skeltons were born

Birthplaces the Skeltons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Texas150%

When the Skeltons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Skeltons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2

Every Skelton in the register

The Skeltons in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jacob SkeltonWalker CountyAlabama1854
Joseph SkeltonWalker CountyTexas1843
Stephen SkeltonBrazos County1851

Skelton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Skelton in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 2 of the 3, Brazos County 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Skeltons in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and Texas (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Skelton?

Walker County (2), Brazos County (1). In all, 3 registered across 2 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Skelton appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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